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Edit Lyrics How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? Well if friends with their fancy persuasion Don't admit that it's part of a scheme Then I can't help but have my suspicions 'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem. And you said you was never intending To break up our scene this a-way But there ain't any use in pretending. It could happen to us any day. How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? Oh, your friends with their fancy persuasion Don't admit that it's part of a scheme. But I can't help but have my suspicions 'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem. Oh, you said you was never intending To break up our scene this a-way, But there ain't any use in pretending. It could happen to us any day. And how long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? How long? How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? How long? How long has this been going on? New! Log in to start a snippet Song Info Submitted by richie On Apr 17, 2006 More Ace Why Satellite Cash Flow Intro Out Here Grinding [Instrumental] How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? Well if friends with their fancy persuasion Don't admit that it's part of a scheme Then I can't help but have my suspicions 'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem. And you said you was never intending To break up our scene this a-way But there ain't any use in pretending. It could happen to us any day. How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? Oh, your friends with their fancy persuasion Don't admit that it's part of a scheme. But I can't help but have my suspicions 'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem. Oh, you said you was never intending To break up our scene this a-way, But there ain't any use in pretending. It could happen to us any day. And how long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? How long? How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? How long? How long has this been going on? Correcting wrong lyrics Fixing missing lines Removing extra lines Updating to official version Switching between clean/explicit (official) Fixing line breaks or spacing Correcting stanza/section order Removing unofficial annotations or brackets Correcting punctuation or capitalization Fixing spelling/typo errors Removing non-lyric content Standardizing formatting Other (explain below) Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks! These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators. You must be logged in to edit lyrics. Unable to save lyrics. Please try again. Lyrics cannot contain links. Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours. Edit Cancel Editing Tips Keep it true to the song

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View Profile Dismiss by KStorm 13y ago

I thought for the longest time that it was a song about a secretive partner, but it's actually written about Ace bassist Terry Comer, who was working with other bands around the time the song was penned. The lyric line "to break up our singing this way" has been interpreted in other parts as "to break up our scene this way", and also "to break up our scene in this way". A YouTube video confirms that it is indeed "scene in this way"...that is, if the group didn't alter the lyrics for that live performance...:-)

I thought for the longest time that it was a song about a secretive partner, but it's actually written about Ace bassist Terry Comer, who was working with other bands around the time the song was penned. The lyric line "to break up our singing this way" has been interpreted in other parts as "to break up our scene this way", and also "to break up our scene in this way". A YouTube video confirms that it is indeed "scene in this way"...that is, if the group didn't alter the lyrics for that live performance...:-) Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 +1 Users: Reply · 0 Share by blackwolfj31 17y ago

Wow, can't believe there aren't any comments.

This song was sung by Paul Carrack (famous with Mike + The Mechanics). It's about the fluctuating nature of the band and how many members they went through.

It can also be interpreted as a man confronting his cheating lover who had been keeping secrets from him.

Wow, can't believe there aren't any comments. This song was sung by Paul Carrack (famous with Mike + The Mechanics). It's about the fluctuating nature of the band and how many members they went through. It can also be interpreted as a man confronting his cheating lover who had been keeping secrets from him. Reason: Edit Cancel ❤️ 💯 😂 🔥 😢 🤯 ❗ 🤔 -1 Users: Reply · 3 Share by souse131 17y ago

This is an awesome song,...kinda haunting, especially when you find out people were doing things behind your back,..

This is an awesome song,...kinda haunting, especially when you find out people were doing things behind your back,..

This is an awesome song,...kinda haunting, especially when you find out people were doing things behind your back,.. Reason: Edit Cancel by KStorm 13y ago Reason: Edit Cancel by papajin 10y ago

@blackwolfj31 The Ace version of this song (as shown in the title for this page) easily predates the existence of Mike and Mechanics who simply covered it. It was originally written in 1974 and to my recollection (foggy as it may be) it was quite popular in it's day.

@blackwolfj31 The Ace version of this song (as shown in the title for this page) easily predates the existence of Mike and Mechanics who simply covered it. It was originally written in 1974 and to my recollection (foggy as it may be) it was quite popular in it's day.

@[blackwolfj31:15110] The Ace version of this song (as shown in the title for this page) easily predates the existence of Mike and Mechanics who simply covered it. It was originally written in 1974 and to my recollection (foggy as it may be) it was quite popular in it's day. Reason: Edit Cancel 1

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